Capital of the world? Why London is cleaning New York’s clock #shorts

We hate to break the news to Mayor Adams and other New Yorkers who call our city the “capital of the world” — but London is cleaning our clock when it comes to transformative improvements to what urban planners call the “built environment.” NY Post columnist Steve Cuozzo shares this story. That London’s clobbering the Big Apple was achingly clear on my visit there last month. I particularly marveled at the swift progress of Canada Water, a new, something-for-everyone, 53-acre south London neighborhood coming into focus on the river Thames. Named for a waterfront area where Canadian timber was once unloaded, it will bring 3,000 new homes, 2 million square feet of offices, retail, theaters, community spaces, and a 3.5-acre park to an underused parcel of land within 10 to 15 years. Phase I alone, to be completed next year, will have 265 new homes, 320,000 square feet of offices, 20,000 square feet of stores, a leisure center, a university building, and revitalization of the district’s historic dock and boardwalk. A New Yorker can only be amazed at the relatively smooth and rancor-free sail that Canada Water enjoyed through a rational approval process that mocks the Big Apple’s tortuous land-use ordeals. Canada Water, developed by a joint venture of British Land and the pension fund known as Australian Super, received basic approvals for the entire master plan from the London Borough of Southwark in May 2019. Read more at https://nypost.com/2023/10/07/capital-of-the-world-why-london-is-cleaning-nys-clock/ #newyork #london The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Subscribe to New York Post Sports: https://www.youtube.com/c/nypostsports Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NYPost